Thanks; I didnt want to tell him that part.

 

Yep,
If the converter was not in just right into the pump, then when you tighten it to take up the gap,
you buggered the transmission pump.

No pump, no pressure, no drive in any gear.
Sorry bout that.

 

And the Hi-Lo range lever is not in neutral, right ?

 

Right the hi los lever is not in neutral position we'll have to take the engine out again and check wath is wrong thanks I'll keep in touch

 

I do not see how they could have gotten the two bolted together if the converter wasn't all the way into the pump. I did the same thing once and could not get the two to meet up correctly. I knew there was a problem immediately when i had a 1/4 inch gap between the engine and trans so I pulled the engine and worked with the converter until it went into place. Odds are good you will fight the converter for about an hour as the ZF4HP trannys have three shafts you have to engage as well as two slots. Most likely, if you've already fired the engine, you need a new transmission. Or at least a new pump and torque converter. The easiest way to get the converter back in properly is to remove the transmission and set it upright on its end and lower the converter down into it.

 

That's good advice.
Seems moving the converter back and forth and light pressure toward the transmission?

As each shaft engages and then the converter engages the oil pump should go on eventually.

With a tight space would be hard.
When the engine is out and you put the converter in there correctly,
then a little bump knocks it forward.

What if you can use a packing strap to hold it in place and then when it is almost bolted up - pull out the packing strap - or two of them.

Heaven help you if the engine is close in and it wiggles out even a few millimeters and disengages the oil pump or shafts.

Actually, to get it to mount to the flex plate I guess one has to be really precise with the engine to get it in straight away.

The few engines I have installed - it is always panic and mis-alignment with a floor jack or an overhead cable type of arrangement.

One almost needs a crane on an i-beam in the ceiling with an electric motor and up/ down button.

I guess a pulley in the ceiling and another rover can use it's winch.
Yeah, that would be cool actually